Martha Delgado is a leading figure in the environmental movement involved in political society
in Mexico.

Her leadership results from over twenty years of experience in various civil society
organizations dedicated to sustainable development and the strengthening of citizenship, and
fifteen years of experience in public administration at the federal and local levels.

She was elected to the local Congress in 2003, and was Minister of the Environment of Mexico
City during the period 2006 to 2012. Currently she serves as First Vice-President of ICLEI
– Local Governments for Sustainability, and works at Fundacion PENSAR, as a General
Director of the Secretariat of the Global Cities Covenant on Climate, a local leaders
initiative that joint 287 Mayors of the world to combat the global warming.